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Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
	Paiva in Mr. Reckless (1947)
Born	Nestor Caetano Paiva; June 30, 1905; Fresno, California, U.S.
Died	September 9, 1966 (aged 61); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Years active	1937–1966
Spouse	Maxine Yvette Kurtzman; (m. 1941)
Children	2

Nestor Caetano Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American stage, radio, film and television actor of Portuguese descent. He performed in over 400 motion pictures either as an extra, a bit player, or as a significant supporting character.^[2] He also appears in such roles in a variety of television series produced during the 1950s and early 1960s. Among his notable screen appearances is his recurring role as the innkeeper Teo Gonzales in Walt Disney's late 1950s televised Spanish Western series Zorro, as well as in its adapted theatrical release The Sign of Zorro (1958). Paiva also appears as the boat captain Lucas in the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and in that horror film's sequel Revenge of the Creature (1955).

Early years and stage and radio work

Born in California in 1905, Nestor was the tenth of twelve children of Mariana Luísa (née Freitas) and Francisco "Frank" Caetano Paiva.^[3] Both of his parents were natives of Portugal, who immigrated to the United States from the Azores, a cluster of islands situated in the Atlantic about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon. His father arrived in the United States in 1880, at age seven. His mother immigrated much later, in 1896, at the age of 17. That same year she married Frank, who in the coming years supported Nestor and the rest of the growing Paiva family working as the proprietor of a grocery store in Fresno and then, by the late 1920s, as a gardener and laborer of "odd jobs".^[3]^[4]^[5]

Frank and Mariana Paiva moved their entire family to Northern California prior to the summer of 1929, resettling in Alameda County, where Nestor attended the University of California, Berkeley.^[5] During his studies there he performed in stage productions both on and off campus. In July 1929, as examples, he was cast in the Berkeley Playhouse's presentations of Robert E. Sherwood's comedy The Queen's Husband and in another comedy, Meet the Wife by Lynn Starling.^[6]^[7] Paiva also gained experience directing plays at the university. In February 1931, he directed a production of Philip Barry's comedy The Youngest after the previous director resigned due to "ill health".^[8] Following graduation, Paiva was soon hired to be director of the Eight o'Clock Players troupe at KLX radio in Oakland, California.^[9] He also performed later in CBS's early radio version of Gunsmoke, including in that series' first-season episode "Wild West", which originally aired on July 18, 1953.^[10]

Film and television

From the 1930s into the 1960s, Paiva was cast in more than 400 feature films and shorts that spanned virtually every genre, including Westerns, comedies, crime and historical drams, adventure stories, horror, and science-fiction films .^[2] He also began to work increasingly on television by the 1950s, appearing in such TV series as The Lone Ranger , Zorro, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Get Smart, I Spy, Family Affair, The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Daniel Boone, and The Addams Family. Later, as a voice actor on television, he provided the voices for a variety of characters in the 26 episodes of Jonny Quest, an animated adventure series produced by Hanna-Barbera from 1964 to 1965.^[11]

Personal life and death

Paiva married Maxine Yvette Kurtzman in Clark, Nevada in January 1941.^[1] The couple had two children, Joseph and Caetana, both of whom performed with their father in the 1956 film Comanche starring Dana Andrews. In 1966, Paiva died of cancer at age 61 in Sherman Oaks, California.^[2]

Selected filmography

Film

Island Captives (1937) as Taro - Carsons' Servant (uncredited)
Blazing Barriers (1937) as CCC Captain (uncredited)
The Spider's Web (1938, Serial) as Red (uncredited)
Prison Train (1938) as Morose
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) as Leroyd
Flying G-Men (1939, Serial) as Emmett (uncredited)
Midnight (1939) as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939) as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
The Girl and the Gambler (1939) as Bad-Tempered Gambler (uncredited)
Another Thin Man (1939) as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother (1939) as Store Detective (uncredited)
The Magnificent Fraud (1939) as Latin Businessman (uncredited)
Beau Geste (1939) as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High (1940) as Pedro Fernandez
Primrose Path (1940) as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders (1940) as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk (1940) as First Slavemaster (uncredited)
Boom Town (1940) as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) as Gendarme (uncredited)
They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Arise, My Love (1940) as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940) as Half-breed (uncredited)
The Devil's Pipeline (1940) as Grunyan - Guard (uncredited)
Dark Streets of Cairo (1940) as Ahmend
Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940, Serial) as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) as Gold Coast Headwaiter (uncredited)
Meet Boston Blackie (1941) as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold (1941) as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost (1941) as Glum (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill (1941) as Jack - the Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Wild Geese Calling (1941) as Waiter (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn (1941) as Flores
The Kid from Kansas (1941) as Jamaica (uncredited)
Rise and Shine (1941) as Captain (uncredited)
Johnny Eager (1941) as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Fly-by-Night (1942) as Grube (uncredited)
The Lady Has Plans (1942) as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
Jail House Blues (1942) as Guard (uncredited)
The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) as Doctor (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) as Man with Suspenders (uncredited)
Broadway (1942) as Rinalti
The Girl from Alaska (1942) as Geroux
Ship Ahoy (1942) as Felix - Henchman (uncredited)
Timber (1942) as Jules Fabian
Flying Tigers (1942) as Missionary (uncredited)
King of the Mounties (1942, Serial) as Count Baroni
For Me and My Gal (1942) as Nick (uncredited)
Road to Morocco (1942) as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
American Empire (1942) as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Pittsburgh (1942) as Barney
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) as Italian Major (uncredited)
The Hard Way (1943) as Max Wade (uncredited)
The Crystal Ball (1943) as Stukov (uncredited)
The Flying Jalopy (1943, Short) as Ben Buzzard (voice, uncredited)^[12]
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943, Serial) as The Scorpion
Rhythm of the Islands (1943) as Chief Nataro
Background to Danger (1943) as Koylan (uncredited)
The Fallen Sparrow (1943) as Jake (uncredited)
Tornado (1943) as Big Joe Vlochek
The Dancing Masters (1943) as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Desert Song (1943) as Benoit
The Song of Bernadette (1943) as Maisongrosse (uncredited)
True to Life (1943) as Kapopolis (uncredited)
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944) as Romero (uncredited)
Tampico (1944) as Naval Commander (uncredited)
The Purple Heart (1944)
The Falcon in Mexico (1944) as Manuel Romero
Kismet (1944) as Captain of the Police (uncredited)
Music for Millions (1944) as Willie - Bartender (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny (1945) as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced (1945) as Panatela
Nob Hill (1945) as Luigi a Bar Owner (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights (1945) as Kahim
The Southerner (1945) as Bartender
Along the Navajo Trail (1945) as Janza
Sensation Hunters (1945) as Lew Davis
Cornered (1945) as Police Official (uncredited)
Road to Utopia (1945) as McGurk
Fear (1946) as Detective Shaefer
Badman's Territory (1946) as Sam Bass
The Well Groomed Bride (1946) as Fernandez (uncredited)
Suspense (1946) as Man with Blonde (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Ferrara
Humoresque (1946) as Orchestra Leader
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
Ramrod (1947) as Curley
Shoot to Kill (1947) as Gus Miller
Carnival in Costa Rica (1947) as Padre Rafael
A Likely Story (1947) as Tiny
The Trouble with Women (1947) as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Robin Hood of Monterey (1947) as The Alcalde
Road to Rio (1947) as Cardoso
Adventures of Casanova (1948) as Prefecture of Police
Angels' Alley (1948) as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Joe Apollonio
Mr. Reckless (1948) as Gus
Joan of Arc (1948) as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
The Paleface (1948) as Patient #2
Alias Nick Beal (1949) as Karl
Bride of Vengeance (1949) as Mayor
Señor Droopy (1949, Short) as Bullfight Announcer (voice, uncredited)^[12]
Follow Me Quietly (1949) as Benny
Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Brown
Rope of Sand (1949) as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) as Lucca (deleted scenes)
The Inspector General (1949) as Gregor (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Louis Galba
Guilty of Treason (1950) as Mátyás Rákosi
I Was a Shoplifter (1950) as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Larápios (1950) as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) as Spanish Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk (1950) as Abdul (uncredited)
Flame of Stamboul (1951) as Joe Octavian
The Great Caruso (1951) as Egisto Barretto
Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) as Hiram Thorpe (uncredited)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951) as Mr. Rapello
The Lady Pays Off (1951) as Manuel
On Dangerous Ground (1951) as Bagganierri (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy (1951) as Fire Chief
Double Dynamite (1951) as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) as Carl - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Viva Zapata! (1952) as New General (uncredited)
5 Fingers (1952) as Turkish Ambassador (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita (1952) as José Rodriguez
With a Song in My Heart (1952) as Lisbon Surgeon (uncredited)
Mara Maru (1952) as Capt. Van Hoten (uncredited)
Diplomatic Courier (1952) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
South Pacific Trail (1952) as Carlos Alvarez
April in Paris (1952) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
What's Sweepin' (1953, Short) as Wally Walrus / Strongman (voice, uncredited)^[12]
The Bandits of Corsica (1953) as Lorenzo
Call Me Madam (1953) as Miccoli (uncredited)
Split Second (1953) as Pete (uncredited)
I, the Jury (1953) as Manuel
Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) as Marouf
Killer Ape (1953) as Andrews
Jivaro (1954) as Jacques
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Captain Lucas
Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Gnocchi
Alley to Bali (1954) as Volcano Idol Voice (voice, uncredited)^[12]
The Desperado (1954) as Captain Jake Thornton
Thunder Pass (1954) as Daniel Slaughter
Four Guns to the Border (1954) as Greasy
New York Confidential (1955) as Martinelli
Revenge of the Creature (1955) as Lucas
All That Heaven Allows (1955) as Manuel
Tarantula (1955) as Sheriff Jack Andrews
Hell on Frisco Bay (1956) as Louis Fiaschetti
Comanche (1956) as Puffer
The First Texan (1956) as Priest (uncredited)
Scandal Incorporated (1956) as Leland Miller
The Mole People (1956) as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
The Wild Party (1956) as Branson
Ride the High Iron (1956) as Yard Boss
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) as Tortilla
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) as Alfredo, the Jeweler (uncredited)
Les Girls (1957) as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
Outcasts of the City (1958) as Pastor Skira
The Deep Six (1958) as Pappa Tatos
The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) as Childreth
The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Pete Maxwell
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) as Finelli
Alias Jesse James (1959) as Grigsby (uncredited)
Pier 5, Havana (1959) as Lopez
The Purple Gang (1959) as Laurence Orlofsky
Vice Raid (1959) as Frank Burke
The Bramble Bush (1960) as Pete Madruga (uncredited)
Can-Can (1960) as Bailiff
Go Naked in the World (1961) as Greek Friend of Pete's (uncredited)
Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) as Gondora Henchman
Frontier Uprising (1961) as Don Carlos Montalvo
Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) as Megalos (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) as Miguel
The Wild Westerners (1962) as Governor John Bullard
The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Martian Chairman
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) as Arthur Morgan (uncredited)
California (1963) as Gen. Micheltorena
The Madmen of Mandoras (1963) as Police Chief Alaniz
The Ballad of a Gunfighter (1963) as Padre
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) as Saloon Owner
Let's Kill Uncle (1966) as Steward
The Spirit Is Willing (1967) as Felicity's Father

Television

The Lone Ranger (1950–1954, TV Series) as Juan Pedro Cardoza / Juan Branco
Zorro (1957–1961) as Teo Gonzales - Innkeeper / Teo Gonzales / Señor Pacheco - Innkeeper
Sea Hunt (1961, TV Series) as Tio Ramon Delgado
The Andy Griffith Show (1963, TV Series) as Big Jack Anderson
Gunsmoke (1965, TV Series) as Barman Daller
Burke's Law (1965, TV Series) as Dr. Gonzales / Padre Emiliano
Daniel Boone (1965, TV Series) as Menewa
Get Smart (1965, TV Series) as Doorman
I Spy (1966, TV Series) as Del Gado
The Addams Family (1966, TV Series) as Captain Grimby

References

^ ^a ^b "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993," database with images, Nestor Caetano Paiva and Maxine Yvette Kurtzman, January 28, 1941, Clark, Nevada; archives of the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas. Image of official marriage certificate accessed via FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Veteran Actor Nestor Paiva Succumbs at 61", obituary, Los Angeles Times, September 11, 1966, p. B4. Retrieved via ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Ann Arbor, Michigan); subscription access through The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, April 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910—Population", image of original enumeration page, April 22, 1910, Fresno, California, "Nestra" Paiva, son in household of Frank C. Paiva; Enumeration District (ED) 43, sheet 12B, United States Census Bureau, Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D.C. Copy of original census page in National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) accessed via FamilySearch, April 9, 2023.
^ "Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920—Population", January 5-6, 1920, Fresno, California, "Nesto", son in household of Frank C. Paiva; ED 39, sheet 7A, U.S. Census Bureau. Copy of original census page in NARA accessed via FamilySearch, April 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930—Population", April 3, 1930, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, "Nesto", son in household of Frank C. Paiva; ED 1-327, sheet 4A, U.S. Census Bureau. Copy of original census page in NARA accessed via FamilySearch, April 10, 2023.
^ "Modern Comedy Is Produced at Local Playhouse", The Daily Californian (Berkeley, California), July 2, 1929, p. 5, col. 1. Cited edition accessed via HathiTrust Digital Library, April 11, 2023.
^ "Comedy Will Continue Run At Playhouse", The Daily Californian, July 31, 1929, p. 3, col. 1. Cited edition accessed via HathiTrust Digital Library, April 11, 2023.
^ "U.C. Little Theater To Present Comedy". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. February 11, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Songs and Mimicry on Program". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. October 16, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Barabas, SuzAnne; Barabas, Gabor. "Wild West" (S1E65), radio episode originally broadcast July 18, 1953, Gunsmoke: A Complete History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1990. ISBN 0-89950-418-3.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 452–456. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.